Pages crawl, tabs freeze, the fan spins up when you open your email. A slow browser is rarely broken. It is usually carrying too much, and Dusty can sort through it with you.
What usually slows a browser down
- Extensions you forgot about. Each one runs on every page you open.
- Dozens of open tabs. Every tab keeps using memory, even the ones you are not looking at.
- An out-of-date browser. Updates fix speed problems as well as security holes.
- Years of stored site data. A large cache can slow things down instead of speeding them up.
How Dusty handles it
Tell Dusty what feels slow
“My browser is painfully slow” works fine.
Approve the plan
Dusty lists what it will look at: extensions, updates, stored data.
Dusty shows you what is installed
It opens the extensions page and lists what is there. Say “ask me before removing anything” and you decide what goes.
It updates and clears
Runs the browser’s own update, and clears stored site data if you agree.
It reports back
What it changed, and anything it suggests you look at yourself.
Try asking Dusty
“My browser is painfully slow.”
“Update Chrome.”
One thing to know about clearing data
Clearing cookies signs you out of websites. If you would rather stay signed in, tell Dusty to clear the cache only, and check the plan before you approve it.
You stay in control
You approve the plan
Dusty shows you its plan first. Nothing runs until you say go.
Passwords stay yours
When a sign-in or a code is needed, Dusty pauses and you type it yourself.
Step in any time
Move the mouse or press a key and Dusty waits, then picks up where it left off.
Tell it where to stop
“Stop before payment.” “Show me before the final confirmation.”
Hand it to Dusty
Download Dusty for Windows or Mac and start free: $5 of credit when you confirm your email, then pay only for what you use. No subscription.